Archive for September, 2009

Sep 30 2009

The Princeton Prize in Race Relations

Scholarship: The Princeton Prize in Race Relations

Sponsor/Organization: Princeton University

Scholarship Amount: $1000 cash award and an all-expense paid trip to Princeton University to attend the Princeton Prize Synposium on Race

Eligibility: Grades 9-12; Outstanding work in schools/communities to advance the cause of race relations

Online Application

Application Deadline: January 31, 2012 

Website

Deadline:
January 31, 2012

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Sep 30 2009

Community College Scholarship

Scholarship: Community College Scholarship

Sponsor/Organization: Asian Pacific Fund

Scholarship Amount: 8 to 10 $1000 awards, renewable for one year

Eligibility: The Asian Pacific Fund will grant eight to 10 scholarships of $1,000 to students attending a Bay Area community college with a strong commitment to transferring to a four-year college or university. Eligibility Criteria: Full-time enrollment in a Bay Area community college in 2010-2011; Asian heritage; Minimum grade-point average of 3.0; Strong commitment to transferring to a four-year college or university Residency in one of the following Bay Area counties: Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara or Solano

Online Application

Application Deadline: March 31, 2010

Additional Information: Information in Asian Pacific Fund folder in scholarship file cabinet.

Website

Deadline:
March 31, 2010

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Sep 30 2009

Univ of Kentucky: William C. Parker Freshmen Scholarship Application

Scholarship: Univ of Kentucky: William C. Parker Freshmen Scholarship Application

Sponsor/Organization: University of Kentucky

Scholarship Amount: Ranging from the cost of in-state tuitio to the cost of in-state tuition, room, meals

Eligibility: Must plan to enroll at the UK Lexington campus as first-time freshmen in the fall semester of 2011; minimum unweighted GPA of 2.50; 500-word essay

Online Application

Application Deadline: January 13, 2012

Additional Information: Contact: joyceb@email.uky.edu or (859) 323-6334

Website

Deadline:
January 13, 2012

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Sep 30 2009

“Haz La U” (Make the U) Educational Grant

Scholarship: "Haz La U" (Make the U) Educational Grant

Sponsor/Organization: Hispanic Heritage Foundation & Colgate-Palmolive

Scholarship Amount: Grand Prize - $10,000 Educational Grant; 15 Prizes - $1000

Eligibility: Application; Short essay (500 words or less) on "How Can Education Impact the Heritage of Hispanic Generations to Come?"; Must be a legal residents of the 50 United States ; 16 years of age or older as of 9/15/09; one of entrant's biological parents must consider themselves Hispanic

Online Application

Application Deadline: Applications accepted September 1 through December 31, 2011 

Website

Deadline:
December 31, 2011

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Sep 28 2009

Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans Scholarship

Scholarship: Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans Scholarship

Sponsor/Organization: Horatio Alger Association

Scholarship Amount: 7 national awards - $20,000; 37 state awards - $4000

Eligibility: High School senior; Significant financial need; Strong commitment to earning a bachelor's degree; Minimum GPA of 2.0; US Citizen

Online Application

Application Deadline: October 30, 2010 

Website

Deadline:
October 30, 2010

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Sep 28 2009

United State Senate Youth Program: 49th Annual Washington Week

Scholarship: United State Senate Youth Program

Sponsor/Organization: U.S. Senate & The Hearst Foundations

Scholarship Amount: $5000 college scholarship; all-expenses-paid trip to Washington DC for an intensive one-week study of the federal government

Eligibility: High school junior or senior; permanent US resident; was not previously a Washington Week delegate; must be either student body president/vice president/secretary/treasurer, class president/vice president/secretary/treasurer, student council representative, or student representative elected or appointed to a district/regional/state level civic or educational organization

Online Application

Application Deadline: October 1, 2010 

Website

Deadline:
October 1, 2010
10:00 am

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Sep 23 2009

Chinese American Citizens Alliance Scholarship

Scholarship: Chinese American Citizens Alliance Scholarship

Sponsor/Organization: Chinese American Citizens Alliance - Oakland Lodge

Scholarship Amount: $1000 to 8 students

Eligibility: High school senior of Chinese descent; attending college in the fall; Reside in Alameda or Contra Costa Counties; High school transcript; SAT scores; Letter of recommendation; Personal Statement; Recent Photograph; Essay 

Application Deadline: May 6, 2011 

Website

Deadline:
May 6, 2011

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Sep 23 2009

Chinese American Citizens Alliance National Essay Contest

Scholarship: Chinese American Citizens Alliance National Essay Contest

Sponsor/Organization: The Grand Lodge of the Chinese American Citizens Alliance

Scholarship Amount: 1st Prize - $1000; 2nd Prize - $700; 3rd Prize - $500; 10 Merit Awards - $100; All come with certificate

Eligibility: This is an essay contest open to all students enrolled in a senior high school, grades 9-12; Entrants write an essay at the Chinese American Citizens Alliance Lodge in Oakland on March 6 from 10am to 12 noon. Students must submit a registration form by March 1. 

Application Deadline: February 28, 2011 (entry form due); March 5, 2011 (contest)

Additional Information: Application in scholarship filing cabinet in Counseling Office 

Deadline:
February 28, 2011

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Sep 23 2009

East Bay Division Scholarship Foundation, Inc. California Retired Teachers Association

Scholarship: East Bay Division Scholarship Foundation, Inc. California Retired Teachers Association

Sponsor/Organization: California Retired Teachers Association, East Bay Division

Scholarship Amount: $1500 (average)

Eligibility: Nomination required; Graduating from a public high school or receiving an Associate of Arts degree from a community college in the year of the application; GPA of 3.0 or above; Good citizenship; US citizen or proof of application/eligibility for citizenship; Interested in a career in education; Demonstrate proof of financial need; Have been accepted in or applied to an accredited post secondary institution with a teacher training program. See Ms. Johnson by Feb. 17 to be considered for nomination. Information in scholarship drawer. 

Application Deadline: February 17, 2012 

Website

Deadline:
February 17, 2012

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Sep 23 2009

Cabrillo Civic Clubs of California, Inc. – Undergraduate Scholarship

Scholarship: Cabrillo Civic Clubs of California, Inc. - Undergraduate Scholarship

Sponsor/Organization: Cabrillo Civic Clubs of California, Inc.

Scholarship Amount: $500 upon verification of enrollment in an accredited community college, college, university, or trade school

Eligibility: Must be of Portuguese descent on father or mother's side; USA citizen or permanent resident; Minimum of a 3.50 GPA; Graduating senior from a California high school; Transcript; Meet all requirements set by accredited university or college of student's choice; at least 3 extra-curricular activities while in high school; 3 letters of recommendation

Online Application

Application Deadline: March 15, 2012 

Website

Deadline:
March 15, 2012

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